Wide Open saloon Weirs beach

[AC2717]

i hope so, wonder if this is the case, how long it will stay a pile of rubble, or vancant lot with a fence around it with weeds growing all over the place, but
my guess:
it will be torn down, and a leveled lot will show up to be only used for bike week vendors - if this is the case, yay

[no-engine]

I also see Citizen headline in the vending machines. Nothing in Sun.

Also, I commute that way often. The highway signs of construction are back up. Busby crews are out marking the pavements. No Busby equipment is behind Saloon, as before; they must have another site for their staging.
We shall see, as I may commute that way later today after 5:00.

Move on Baldi family members! Thurston's and other neighbors must be happy!

[Sunset View]

Originally Posted by no-engine

I also see Citizen headline in the vending machines. Nothing in Sun.

Also, I commute that way often. The highway signs of construction are back up. Busby crews are out marking the pavements. No Busby equipment is behind Saloon, as before; they must have another site for their staging.
We shall see, as I may commute that way later today after 5:00.

Move on Baldi family members! Thurston's and other neighbors must be happy!

No-Engine is right; good for Don and Jeff Thurston, the Lobster Pound and all the businesses that do care about civic responsibility at the Weirs......they and so many others didn't deserve this type of nonsense for so long. Good for the Weirs, our beautiful lake and the entrance to Winnipesuakee....I sincerely hope we can all take a step forward and beautify the jewel that is the Weirs. As for the Baldis, I hope they take their tired, disgraceful act to a place where people will embrace their ignorance. Here's hoping they land many miles away from NH.......Good riddance to all the Baldis!

[no-engine]

Originally Posted by Sunset View

As for the Baldis, I hope they take their tired, disgraceful act to a place where people will embrace their ignorance. Here's hoping they land many miles away from NH.......Good riddance to all the Baldis!

Great! We like that!
However, is it known that land ownership will change with demolition? I have not read so. Nor have we read that others in family have changed their interest (ownership) in the Weirs Water Slide or the Drive-In.
They also own the Colonial Theatre in downtown Laconia.
Let's not head beyond this first grand step of site clean-up, for which we all seem very appreciative.

Good sized back hoe has started tearing at the back side, observed as I went by between 5 & 6pm. No name on back hoe. Busby water tanker truck was parked on side of entry to drive in, outside the fencing.

[evergreenenvious]

Originally Posted by AC2717

i hope so, wonder if this is the case, how long it will stay a pile of rubble, or vancant lot with a fence around it with weeds growing all over the place, but
my guess:
it will be torn down, and a leveled lot will show up to be only used for bike week vendors - if this is the case, yay

Its being taken down. You can all stop with the complaining and attacking of the baldis. How long it will stay whatever..... shouldn't matter to you, it doesn't matter what they do or what they go through you all are still going to find some reason to talk about them, some fault in them.

[no-engine]

Chan 9 News: said "all parties have come to agreement" to tear it down!

[Winnisquamguy]

Originally Posted by no-engine

Chan 9 News: said "all parties have come to agreement" to tear it down!

The owners are also paying for it to be taken down and should be completed by the middle of next week.

[Winnisquamguy]

Wide Open Saloon can be rebuilt on same footprint within 1 year

LACONIA — Work to demolish the remains of the Wide Open Saloon at the Weirs, which was severely damaged by fire in the early morning hours of September 17, 2010, finally began yesterday. Anthony McConnachie Farm and Construction Company of Hampstead is undertaking the work for Brandi Baldi, the principal of 38 Endicott Street North, LLC, the owner of the property.
According to the demolition permit issued to Baldi, the work is scheduled to be completed Wednesday, September 12. City Manager Scott myers said that if the building is not razed on time, in keeping with an order issued by the 4th Circuit Court-Laconia Division last year the city could demolish the building and bill the owners for the cost of the work. However, he doubted it would be necessary to invoke the court order.
After the fire, the charred remains of the building stood for nearly two years, its demolition stalled by several strands of litigation. Baldi appealed a court order, sought by the city to demolish it, pursued a claim against Lloyds of London, her insurance carrier, and sued the New Hampshire State Fire Marshall for withholding information about the fire. At the same time, the firm that installed the alarm and sprinkler systems sued Baldi for failing to pay for the work.
As early as May of last year other business owners at the Weirs urged the City Council to take steps to hasten the demolition of the building, which they described as an eyesore casting a pall over the resort community that placed its hotels, cottages, restaurants and attractions at a disadvantage.
Myers said that the city settled with Baldi, noting that both parties agreed not to seek attorney's fees and court costs from the other. The New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected Baldi's claim against the fire marshal while the outcome of the remaining suits is unclear.
Planning Director Shanna Saunders said yesterday that once the demolition is complete, the owners of the property will have one year to make a good faith effort, which could amount to filing a site plan or pulling a building permit, to rebuild on the same footprint, without being bound by changes in the zoning ordinance enacted since the original building was constructed.
Baldi could not be reached to comment about future plans for the property.

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...4-saloon-razed
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